Country India District Barddhaman Lok Sabha constituency Asansol Local time Thursday 3:04 AM | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vidhan Sabha constituency Pandaveswar Population 13,492 (2011) | |
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Chak Bankola is a census town spread over parts of Padabeswar and Andal CD Blocks in Durgapur subdivision of Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
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Map of Chak Bankola, West Bengal 713363
Geography
Chak Bankola is located at 23°39′48″N 87°14′26″E.
The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating latterite soil. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar and the Ajay. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India the portion of Chak Bankola in Pandabeswar CD Block had a total population of 11,527, of which 6,120 (53%) were males and 5,407 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,422. The total number of literates in in this portion of Chak Bankola was 7,454 (73.77% of the population over 6 years). The portion of Chak Bankola in Andal CD Block had a total population of 1,965, of 1,010 (51%) were males and 955 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 284. The total number of literates in this portion of Chak Bankola was 1,203 (71.56% of the population over 6 years),
As of 2001 India census, Chak Bankola had a population of 10,318. Males constitute 57% of the population and females 43%. Chak Bankola has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 62% and female literacy of 46%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economy
It is in the heart of the coal mining zone. It also has engineering workshops.
As of 2015-16, Purushattompur opencast project in Bankola Area of Eastern Coalfields has a mineable reserve of 8.0 million tonnes.
Collieries in the Bankola Area of Eastern Coalfields are: Moira, Khandra, Bankola, Shyamsundarpur, Kumardihi A, Kumardihi B, Tilaboni, Shankerpur and Shankerpur OCP.
Education
Chak Bankola has one primary school.